Rachael Nokes
Rachael serves as scPharmaceuticals’ Chief Financial Officer, responsible for all financial operations including external reporting, corporate accounting and internal controls. She is a senior financial executive with more than 20 years of experience, primarily in the life science industry. Rachael joined scPharmaceuticals in 2014 from BG Medicine, Inc., a publicly traded medical device company, where she was Director of Accounting. At BG Medicine, Ms. Nokes had significant responsibilities related to securing and managing several rounds of financing from various venture capital and other funding sources, culminating in the company’s initial public offering in early 2011. She was also instrumental in transitioning the finance organization from a privately held model to one capable of meeting the requirements for publicly traded entities, including SEC reporting and the implementation of Sarbanes Oxley. Prior to BG Medicine, Rachael held positions within Oak Industries, Inc., a publicly traded supplier of components to the communications industry, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where she began her career as an auditor. She received a B.S. in Accounting from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and an M.S. in Finance from Bentley University.